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Resources giving information in English about particular subjects or on a particular class of words, names, or facts, usually arranged alphabetically.

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Resources in This Category

• 1960s Slang

  http://cougartown.com/slang.html
  Collection of some slang words used in the 1960's.

• An Espresso Glossary

  http://www.coffeegeek.com/opinions/markprince/07-20-2004
  Terms encountered when talking about or using espresso machines.

• Bar-None Drinking Dictionary

  http://www.barnonedrinks.com/tips/dictionary/
  Hundreds of definitions for ingredients and techniques used in mixing alcoholic beverages.

• Cat Dictionary

  http://www.obliquity.com/cats/diction.html
  Lynne Marie Stockman's collection of terms relating to cats.

• Compressed Air Glossary of Terms

  http://www.impactrm.com/glossary/
  A glossary on compressed air.

• Dictionary of Financial Scam Terms

  http://www.fraudaid.com/Dictionary-of-Financial-Scam-Terms/
  A guide to financial terms as distorted by con artists to defraud victims.

• Dictionary of Gambling

  http://www.dictionaryofgambling.com/
  Terms covering gambling, casino games, and the sports on which money is bet.

• Fins' Aquarium Glossary

  http://fins.actwin.com/glossary.php
  Vocabulary relating to aquariums.

• Glossary for the Modern Soap Maker

  http://www.ccnphawaii.com/glossary.htm
  A collection of soap making terms, definitions and acronyms.

• Glossary of Satellite TV and Internet Terms

  http://www.dbsinstall.com/Glossary/glossary.asp
  Includes product descriptions and satellite TV installation phrases.

• GlossPost

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GlossPost/
  Glossaries' mailing list for translators, interpreters, terminologists and technical writers.

• Hiker's Lexicon

  http://www.slackpacker.com/lexicon.html
  Common and uncommon technical terms, slang, abbreviations and acronyms used by hikers and backpackers.

• Jargon Scout

  http://www.tbtf.com/jargon-scout.html
  Trendy internet jargon. No longer updated; last update was June 2001.

• Natural History Terms

  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary.html
  Glossary of terms used by practicing biologists and paleontologists in various fields.

• NumisMedia Glossary of Numismatic Terms

  http://www.numismedia.com/glossary.htm
  Over 500 terms and their definitions.

• Oil Analysis, Lubrication and Filtration Terms

  http://www.noria.com/dictionary.html
  Online, searchable collection of lubrication and oil analysis terminology.

• PCGS Coin Collecting Glossary

  http://www.pcgs.com/lingo.chtml
  Terms and slang of the rare coin market.

• Perfumery Glossary

  http://perfumes.net/perfumes/glossary.html
  Collection of terms for fragrances, cosmetics, and their ingredients.

• Pueblo Pottery

  http://www.ipl.org/div/pottery/glossary.htm
  Glossary of Pueblo-specific and general related pottery vocabulary.

• Sex-Lexis

  http://www.sex-lexis.com/
  Dictionary of sexual terms and expressions and dictionary of the "F" word, with quotes, synonyms, and cross-references.

• Silicon Valley Slang

  http://www.siliconvalleyslang.com/
  Technical terms and expressions commonly used in Silicon Valley.

• Skeptic's Dictionary

  http://www.skepdic.com/
  Skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, supernatural and pseudoscientific ideas and practices.

• Speleological and Caving Terms

  http://home.mira.net/~gnb/caving/glossary/S.html
  Australian Speleological Federation glossary of speleological and caving terms with references to related literature.

• Super Gigantic Y2K Winegrape Glossary

  http://www.wineloverspage.com/wineguest/wgg.html
  Cross-referenced glossary of wine grape varieties.

• Technical Services Department Glossary

  http://www.nyu.edu/library/resources/tsd/glossary.html
  Library-related terms and jargon. Based on glossary created for the Cornell University Libraries, with terms and definitions borrowed from the Anglo-American cataloguing rules and other sources.

• Terminology Collection

  http://lipas.uwasa.fi/comm/termino/collect/
  Multilingual glossaries for specialized fields from the University of Vaasa, Finland.

• The Superhero Dictionary

  http://shdictionary.tripod.com/
  Each entry compares a superhero's name with its real life meaning and includes comparison pictures and pronunciations.

• Travel Industry Dictionary

  http://www.hometravelagency.com/dictionary/
  Presented by the Home-Based Travel Agent Resource Center. Over 4,000 entries: industry terms, jargon, abbreviations, acronyms, and slang used by agents, suppliers, and professionals.

• Universal Switching's Glossary of Electronic Terms

  http://www.uswi.com/glosmain.htm
  Available in html or pdf formats.

• Whisky glossary

  http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/glossary.html
  Small glossary of whisky and general distilling terms with diagrams.

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